Drinks from around the world to try on your next trip
If you’re adventurous like me, then trying out different food and drinks when you travel is a treat! I don’t drink a ton, but I do love a nice cocktail here and there. If you’re every traveling to the following countries, try out one of these local cocktails or liqueurs:
Peru: Pisco Sour. This is Peru’s signature cocktail’s and is tart and sweet. The main alcohol is Pisco, which is a type of brandy.
Italy: aperol spritz. This bubbly cocktail is made with Aperol (an Italian apéritif) and Prosecco
Spain: Sangria. Most people have tried sangria because it’s quite popular. Even though Sangria recipes have become innovative and creative, traditional Spanish sangria is made with Spanish dry red wine, oranges, apples and lemons/limes.
Brazil: Caipirinha. This is Brazil’s national cocktail. It’s primary alcohol is cachaça, which is made from sugarcane. In my experience I’ve found cachaça to be quite strong, so don’t say I didn’t give you a heads up.
Singapore: Singapore Sling. This colorful, fruity drink is gin-based and has been around since the early 1900s.
UK: Pimm’s Cup: This gin-based drink originated in London and is a British fav. It’s commonly enjoyed at Wimbledon…even the Royals drink it.
Mexico: Mezcal. Mezcal is made from the agave plant just like its sister spirit tequila, but it’s distilled using a different process. Mezcal is a spirit and not an actual, but is delicious in cocktails like a mezcal margarita.
Cuba: Mojito. Mojitos, made with Cuban rum and easily identifiable by the mint leaves, are one of my favorite summer drinks. This sweeter drink is very popular as well and hails from Havana, Cuba.
St. Maarten: Guavaberry. Ok so I can’t have a drink list with Guavaberry from my home St. Martin. It’s a local liqueur made from a local fruit guavaberry and it is absolutely delicious, especially in cocktails (try a Guavaberry colada). Let me let you in on a little secret: there are two kinds of this drink. The main, commercial version that you’ll buy on the Dutch side (has a picture of an old man on the label) is what most people know of. However, there is another version made on the French side by the local older ladies - get you a bottle of that too, it’s so good!
Bermuda- Rum Swizzle. Rounding off this list with this this fruity rum-based cocktail. The swizzle is considered the unofficial national drink of Bermuda.
Check out this fun Instagram video that I made summarizing the above.